Eric's POV

Odin's eye! She is perfect. She really did handle Victor well but I cannot allow her to disobey me. Someday her willfulness and bright ideas could cost us our lives. I admire her cunning none the less though. I decide it is time to show her the pains and pleasures that she will experience every time she is naughty.

Her body is so beautiful bound to this wall. Her honey aura and golden locks shine, with the gold veins of the marble appearing to radiate from her light. The cold black of the marble is a perfect contrast to her warm milky skin. Her whole self answers to my touch. Her nipples pebble, her back arches, and her ass begs for another smack. I am certain she is made for me as I can smell her extreme arousal at my rough ministrations and I can see her sweet nectar running down her luscious thighs. Her accepting words spur me further and I plunge into her tight untested passage then pinch her delicate engorged pearl. I am rewarded with a piercing scream and her forceful orgasm. Her fierce release triggers my own. I love her. She is my woman. I release her and clean her in our bathroom since she is passed out. I tuck her into our bed and cut my wrist to allow a few drops to drip into her throat. I know that she will benefit from its healing effect as I was rougher than I had intended to be.

After I have my pretty fairy tucked in for the night; I call Pam to my private office. There are secret passages throughout this compound and my child knew of everyone of them. She came to my office through the false wall in the back of the closet in my entertainment room. She smiled in response to the immense grin plastered on my face.

"Master, you seem very pleased. I assume my mistress is responsible?"

"Indeed! She is altogether wonderful, is she not?"

"Oh, she is. Did she have the opportunity to inform you of our actions this evening?"

"She took over my meeting then was soundly punished. She is now passed out for the night. What actions do you speak of?"

"I thought she handled your meeting with Victor nicely. It seems that during your meeting with the demon she heard some things among the donors that displeased her. We toured the entire compound and came to the donor area last. She had cryptically commanded three guards to meet us in the donor lounge. I was not sure what she was angling at but she handled herself well. Her gifts allowed her to reveal a drug dealer, an abusive male, and a fellowship member among our donors. She also pointed out several major flaws in our security regarding donors and rectified those issues. She and I ordered all that will be required to update the donor area and left three guards on rotation until the updates are complete. She made Geno the new head of security for the donor wing and has made him responsible for overseeing and implementing the updates. She also secured the services of Dr. Ludwig to perform testing on the donors to ensure they are safe. Her fan club and usefulness grow by the second. She promoted the battered, pregnant donor Brandi to her 'royal wardrobe specialist', moved her to the staff quarters, and insisted she participate in college courses. Queen Sookie has also demanded health insurance for all employees, donors, pets, and guards of the royal house. She has already made the phone call to the accountant and the insurance agent. They have both promised to have the necessary documents to her by dusk tomorrow."

"Remarkable. The two of you did all this in the few short hours you were away?"

"As you said remarkable; I am unaware of all of her gifts but they seem to be abundant."

"I am not even aware of all of her gifts. She is a mystery to me and I love it. What exactly was wrong with donor security?"

"Well, the donors have not been required to show any identification when entering and leaving the donor wing. All other areas of the compound require identification verification when entering and leaving. They have also been allowed to leave and enter the compound at any time day or night. Also, our donors have been sharing a common kitchen area. If someone were to poison the single food source for all the donors then the damage would reach more vampires and be harder for us to solve and it seems individuals other than donors have been allowed to wander the donor area, another safety risk. This lead us to require security check points at all entrances and exits to the donor area to prevent any interference to our food source; without them anyone meaning us harm could just waltz into the donor lounge and poison the crap in the refrigerator and then our food source would be tainted without our knowing. We have taken care of all these things and are having all of the donors Sookie decided to keep, screened by Dr. Ludwig. I was rather shamed for her to have pointed out such an obvious weakness. I allowed my disdain and overall indifference for humans and our donors to cloud my judgment regarding our safety. I assumed the guards patrolled that area regularly while we used additional security at points more directly related to our safety. Sookie also mentioned that some of the guards may have been treating the donor area as their personal brothel and therefore had not been thorough in their guarding."

"Pamela I am rather disappointed that you were not aware of these situations and disgusted that I did not know. I want you to personally review all aspects of compound security. I want your report at midnight tomorrow. I am pleased that you and my bonded have taken measures to secure what is ours but I will be raking over your report with a careful eye, my child. Also, put together a proposal and portfolio for our pledging and her coronation. I want it to be ethereal and elegant; moderate in size. I wish for both to occur next Friday. It is very soon; I do not want to give our enemies time to ruin our joining with their plots."

"Yes master. What do you wish me to do with Compton?"

"He is secured in the estate dungeon, yes?"

"Yes master."

"Good. Leave him there for now. I am not yet sure who he should be returned to. I believe that Mississippi may be trying to gain an advantage over Louisiana and Nevada, and Nevada is trying to gain over Mississippi and Louisiana. I will keep William and try to figure this puzzle out."

Sookie's POV

As I wake, I noticed the delicious tingle and aches of last night's escapades. Dear goodness that man has to stop fucking me into unconsciousness. I intended to tell him about the changes Pam and I ordered. I also really need to tell him more about myself before we speak with Niall face to face. I am sure that Niall will request such a meeting, if only for his disbelief. I am sure I have never heard of any member of the royal house pledging themselves to a vampire.

I get cleaned and dressed with only moments to spare before my Viking wakes. I crawl back into our enormous bed and cuddle into his side. I am rewarded with his arms constricting around me and an approving growl emanating from his chest.

"My pretty fairy, this is how I wish to wake every evening."

"I find this position to be rather nice as well. We should talk about last night though."

"Oh, should we address the changes in security you ordered or your take over of my meeting last night?"

"Well there is that but now I want to talk about you pounding me into oblivion. While it is amazing it is also rather disturbing to be bound, tortured, pleasured and then pass out only to wake later sore and confused and in a different place. Perhaps we could save that practice for special occasions?" his boisterous laughter fills our room.

"My pretty fairy, I would apologize but I find I am not sorry. Your delicious body, your fae scent, however masked, and the smell of your arousal overwhelm me. Not in my entire existence have I ever experienced anyone as intoxicating as you. I have a desire to consume you in a very physical way." The look on my face must have been amusing because he continues after another bout of deep laughter. "For you though I shall try to control myself."

"I still want your attentions Viking I would just rather be conscious long enough to fully enjoy them." After more laughter and heavy petting we reluctantly leave our bed and prepare to face the night.

"Tonight I would like for you to work with Pamela on the arrangements for our pledging and your coronation. She told me of your exploits last night before I retired; she was rather impressed with you and very eager to be in your presence more. Also, I expect to hear back from Cataliades tonight and someone I wish for you to meet should arrive this night."

"Good, I rather enjoy your child. I expect Cataliades will return with instructions to set up a meeting. I am fine with that, however, you and I need some time to talk before our little family gathering takes place."

"What kind of talk pretty fairy?"

"I am not ready. We'll talk later; suffice to say you will know more than Niall does when we meet."